Review: Bertha Dreams of Stars
A little while later Bertha is part of a small crew all set to board a space station which is heading out on a research mission beyond the galaxy. She is an engineer with the Earth Space Commission, which has recently been granted a passport by the Inter-Galactic Coalition's Traffic Control Bureau to send a vessel out into the great unknown. Historical mistakes by NASA led to restrictions being imposed upon humanity; this is an opportunity for the reputation of the Helios System to be restored.
Her four team-mates are joyfully enthusiastic at the pre-launch presentation, but Bertha is distracted and unsettled. Who, or what, has taken her friend and fellow engineer Slug, and why?
Bertha Dreams of Stars: Chapter 001 - The Human Known as "Slug" by writer Em Hamel and writer/artist Jeremy Duval is a tantalising mystery told from the viewpoint of a determined but moody protagonist on her own personal quest. Who are the IGC? What crimes did NASA perpetrate that led to human space travel being rigidly curtailed? Will Slug ever be seen or heard from again?
Duval's artwork is the star here: funky and psychedelic with bright, non-realistic colours and a flamboyant 70s vibe. The universe Bertha and the boys venture out into is an abstract technicolor explosion. The interior of the station is a retro-rendered delight.
Slug should have been part of this mission. Their pod is sealed by the IGC Space Crime Task Force. It seems that someone does not want this particular disappearance to be looked into too closely... an expectation that Bertha is certain to ignore. But what will she discover?
Zak Webber
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